Legislation · 119th Congress · as of Nov 14, 2026

Where this Congress’s bills stand

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How far 17,167 bills have gotten

So far · as of Nov 14, 2026

In committee 15,496 90%
Sent to committee, never taken up14,684 86%Discussed in committee, not voted out812 5%Approved by committee667 4%Passed the House or Senate843 5%Passed the House and Senate15 <1%Vetoed2 <1%Became law144 <1%2 ceremonial

2 of 144 are ceremonial (post-office namings, coins, designations).

Ceremonial laws pile up in the lame duck: the 118th finished at 30%, but was at 12% at this point.

40 to 60% of a Congress’s laws arrive after Election Day.

90% of this Congress’s bills have not left committee; the 118th was at 92% at month 22. 1 in 119 became law.

Excludes resolutions; includes ceremonial bills. House and Senate companions count once each. Congress.gov via GovInfo · to Nov 14, 2026 How we count stages How we classify bills

Shortcuts and dead ends

How endings are recorded

Endings

11Failed floor votevoted down in the House or Senate
2Vetoedby the President
2Veto upheldof the 2 vetoed
0Committee recommended against it7 resolutions of inquiry, in Bills + resolutions

Routes around committee

282Skipped committeeof the 1,004 that passed at least one chamber, with no committee report
106forced out of committee, by petition or Senate rule8 House discharge petitions reached 218 signatures this Congress

Veto upheld is part of vetoed. A count of 0 has no list to open. Skipped committee usually means suspension of the rules or unanimous consent; discharge is by House petition or Senate Rule XIV.

How far bills get, by lobbying

Each group by stage reached · colors as in the bar above

No lobbying on file10,316 bills · 8% past committee
1 to 4 organizations lobbied5,871 bills · 11% past committee
5 or more organizations lobbied909 bills · 22% past committee

Bills that 5 or more organizations lobbied on got past committee nearly three times as often as bills with no lobbying on file.

Counts organizations that reported lobbying on a bill, once each, from filings made before the bill left committee. Only organizations with a PAC on file are counted (about 2,200), so universities, hospitals, local governments and most nonprofits are left out and “no lobbying on file” can include bills others lobbied on. Set aside: 71 must-pass bills (spending, defense, stopgap, budget) and the handful of bills lobbied by more organizations than almost any other (10 became law).

Lobbying disclosure filings · 119th so far Method

How long they take

median days10th–90th

Introduced → approved by committee142 days
15,496 not yet approved by committee
Approved by committee → passed a chamber18 days
667 not yet passed a chamber
Passed one → passed both96 days
843 not yet passed the other chamber
Passed both → became law21 days
15 awaiting the President
06 mo1 yrCongress ends

Half of the bills a committee approved got there within 142 days.

Medians use only bills that made the step.

Action dates · 119th so far Method

How long they are

Words (each step is 10 times longer) · bills per bar

median 552
2001k10k100k1M
ShortestH.R. 899To terminate the Department of Education.17 words
LongestS. 1071National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026507,769 words

The median bill is 552 words; 8 are over 200,000.

Latest text version. 40 without text are left out; under 500 words is the first bar.

GovInfo bill text, latest version · 119th so far Method

Every bill

9,142 bills · latest action first

Stage: Sent to committee, never taken upLobbying: No lobbying on fileClear all
BillTitleSponsorIntroducedTypeStageWordsCosponsorsLobbied by
S. 5395Survivor Justice Tax Prevention ActDCatherine Cortez Masto NVSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee542 words10
S. 5396No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex ActDChris Van Hollen MDSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee129 words10
S. 5397BAD DEAL ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee171 words30
S. 5398STARS Act of 2026RAshley Moody FLSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee926 words00
S. 5399No New Fencing At the White House ActDChris Van Hollen MDSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee170 words00
S. 5403Debt-Free College Act of 2026DBrian Schatz HISep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee6.2k words90
S.J.Res. 214A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.DJeff Merkley ORSep 15, 2026SubstantiveIn committee290 words120
H.J.Res. 215Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media".DPramila Jayapal WASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee61 words630
H.R. 10123STOP Improper Licensing ActRHarriet M. Hageman WYAug 20, 2026SubstantiveIn committee758 words10
H.R. 10354Free Yemen from Iran ActRJoe Wilson SCSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee2.7k words00
H.R. 10358RETURN ActDJoyce Beatty OHSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee190 words10
H.R. 10360Safeguarding Taxpayer Investment for Executive Airlift Act of 2026DJoe Courtney CTSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee82 words190
H.R. 10361To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.RAndrew R. Garbarino NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee158 words120
H.R. 10363No Grounds for Discrimination ActDJosh Gottheimer NJSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee156 words10
H.R. 10365AmeriCorps Access for Dreamers ActDJulie Johnson TXSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee140 words40
H.R. 10366NO FLOCK ActDRaja Krishnamoorthi ILSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee188 words20
H.R. 10367Working Americans Affordability Tax Credit ActDGreg Landsman OHSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee18k words00
H.R. 10368Jimmy Deal Trafficking Survivors Assistance Act of 2026DSusie Lee NVSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.2k words20
H.R. 10370Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer ActRMichael T. McCaul TXSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.9k words20
H.R. 10372FABRIC ActDJerrold Nadler NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee3.4k words80
H.R. 10373Protecting Workers' Wages from Medical Debt ActDRobert C. "Bobby" Scott VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee239 words50
H.R. 10376Telehealth Reporting and Transparency Act of 2026DJames R. Walkinshaw VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee888 words10
S. 5385A bill to require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to reimburse public employee retirement systems for accidental disability retirements and accidental deaths resulting from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.DKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee158 words10
S. 5386Don’t STEAL ActDKirsten E. Gillibrand NYSep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee665 words00
S. 5387DCA Air Safety ActDTim Kaine VASep 14, 2026SubstantiveIn committee1.1k words10

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